Autos: Open Border

Of the $2.5 billion in automotive
importsboth cars and partsthat entered the U.S. last year, one
country accounted for 60%. The country is Canada, and the curious thing
about it is that few Americans who bought Canadian-made cars had any
idea that they were doing so.

The reason for this is that most of the cars, manufactured by Canadian
subsidiaries of U.S. automakers, are indistinguishable from American
models. Chrysler makes Plymouths and Dodges in its plant in Windsor,
Ont., and ships them all over the U.S. Midwest. General Motors
assembles Chevrolets at...